Chair



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Patented Mar. 29, 1898.

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CHAIR.

No. 601,575. Patented Mar. 29, 1898.

UNITED 'rares ZACHARIAH T. MAGEE, OF FRANKLINTON, LOUISIANA.

CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of V Letters Patent No. 601,575, dated March 29, 1898.

Application led June 2 3, l 89 7.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ZAGHARIAH T. MAGEE, of Franklinton, in the parish of W'ashington and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chairs; and

I do hereby declare the following to be a full, p

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to adjustable rocking-chairs; and it consists, essentially, of a seat-frame supported on elongated rockers and having a hinged back with adjustingarms movably carried thereby.

The invention further consists of the details of construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to construct an easy-chair adapted for use in household and ofces and readily convertible from an ordinary rocking-chair to a reclining easychair, and the parts are so adjusted as to use the device for a short step-ladder.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chair embodying the invention and showing it in full lines to illustrate the features of adjustment. Fig. 2 is a similar View of the chair shown arranged for a short step-ladder. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section of the chair as shown in Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the chair shown folded.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspon ding parts in the several views, the numeral 1 designates a pair of elongated rockers connected at suitable intervals by cross-rounds 2. Rising from the front portion of the said rockers 1 are seat-posts 3, connected by rounds 4, extending from' one to the other to provide a rigid structure. To the rear posts 3 a back 5 is movably connected by hinges 6, and extending through the upper portion of the back is a rod 7, whose ends project outwardly beyond the sides of the said back 5 and have movably attached thereto a pair of arms 8 of elongated form and slightly curved to accommodate the adjustment of the several parts. The front ends of the said arms 8 are connected by a cross-Slat 9, and in rear of the cross-Slat is a locking-rod 10,

Serial No. 642,097. (No model.)

which is adapted to engage serrated or toothed plates 11, secured to the front seat-posts 3. The lower front ends of the arms 8 are rounded, as at 12, so that when they are adjusted in their lower position and the back 5 is straight, as shown in full lines in Fig. 1, the said ends will not injure the carpet or surface upon which they may rest or have contact.

The back 5 has cross-slats 13 therein at regular intervals to strengthen the same, and the back and seat are preferably formed of interlocking strips or slats of suitable material; but it will be understood that they may be upholstered, if desired, in accordance with the use of the chair and whether it be of a cheap or fine grade. Secured to the rod 7 on the inside of the said bars and to the back 5 is a pair of arms 14, which are connected at their lower ends by a rod 15, having its ends projecting outwardly beyond the outer sides of the said arms 14 to engage the upper edges of the rear portion of the rockers 1 to support the back 5 in the reclining position. The said back 5 may be arranged at any angle of inclination by adjusting the rod l0 in connection with the serrated or toothed plates 11, and the cross-slats 9 form a convenient footrest when the back of the chair is thrown sufficientlyto the rear to bring the said slat 9 upwardly into a convenient engaging plane.

In folding the parts of the chair the arms 8 are thrown around under the rockers 1 and the back 5 let down, as clearly shown in Fig. 4.

Elongated rockers 1 permit the chair to be oscillated and at the same time form a convenient support at the rear for balancing the several parts and prevent the chair from tilting over after the back has been adjusted at a rearward incline.

The arms 14 are provided with a series of cross-rods which form foot-rests and adapt this part of the device to be used as a short step-ladder, as fully shown by Fig. 2.

The materials employed in making the several parts of the chair may be varied at will and either wood, metal, or a composition of Wood and metal can be used. The dimensions may also be varied if found necessary and desirable, and in the vfiner grades of chairs suitable ornamentations may be applied as well as fanciful upholsteries.

It is obviously apparent that many minor IOO changes in the details of construction and arrangement of the several parts might be made and substituted for those shown and described Without in the least departing from the nature or spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new isl. In a chair of the character set forth, the combination of a pair of` elongated rockers, seat-posts rising therefrom, a back hinged to the rear seat-posts, serrated plates attached to the front posts, and a pair of arms movably attached to said back and having a slat at the front ends thereof and a rod adjacent to the said slat to engage the said toothed or serrated plates to hold the back in its adjusted position,substantially as and for the purposes specified. y

2. In a chair of the character set forth, the combination of a pair of elongated rockers, seat-posts rising from the front portion thereof, a back hinged to the rear seat-posts, toothed or serrated devices applied to the front seat-posts, a pair of arms hinged to the said back and having the rod therein to engage the said toothed or serrated devices, and also a lower slat and a pair of arms attached to the said back adjacent to the aforesaid arms and depending from the rear and having a rod extending through the lower ends thereof and adapted to engage the upper and rear portions of the said rockers, substantially as and for the purposes specified. 3. In a chair of the character set forth, the

combination of a pair of elongated rockers,

adjusted position, and another pair of arms engaging the said rod inside of the back and adapted to contact With the upper rear portion of the said rockers, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

j 4. In a chair of the character set forth, the combination of a pair of elongated rockers, seat-posts rising therefrom, a back hinged to the rear seat-posts, and a pair of arms movably attached to the upper part of the back and having a rod near the lower portion thereof, with extended ends to engage the rear portions of the rockers, substantially as,and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ZACIIARIAII T. MAGEE.

Witnesses:

J. S. BROCK, D. F. FOIL. 

